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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadt
|type = Stadt
|image_coa = Wappen_Volkmarsen.png
|image_coa = DEU Volkmarsen COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|23|N|9|7|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|51|23|N|9|7|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Volkmarsen in KB.svg
|image_plan = Volkmarsen in KB.svg
|image_photo = Volkmarsen von kugelsburg ds 07 2009.jpg
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|state = Hessen
|image_caption = July 2009 view from the {{ill|castle Kugelsburg|de|Kugelsburg}} on the town Volkmarsen
|region = Kassel
|district = Waldeck-Frankenberg
|state = Hessen
|elevation = 259
|region = Kassel
|area = 67.47
|district = Waldeck-Frankenberg
|population = 6949
|elevation = 259
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|area = 67.47
|postal_code = 34471
|postal_code = 34471
|area_code = 05693
|area_code = 05693
|licence = KB
|licence = KB
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 35 020
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 35 020
|divisions = 5 [[Ortsteil]]e
|divisions = 5 [[Ortsteil]]e
|Straße = Steinweg 29
|website = [http://www.volkmarsen.de/ www.volkmarsen.de]
|website = [http://www.volkmarsen.de/ www.volkmarsen.de]
|mayor = Hendrik Vahle<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2022-10/direktwahlen_09_2022_10102022.xlsx|title=Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden|language=de|date=5 September 2022|publisher=[[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt]]|format=XLS}}</ref>
|mayor = Hartmut Linnekugel
|party = [[Parteilos]]
|leader_term = 2022–28
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|party =
}}
}}
'''Volkmarsen''' is a small town in [[Waldeck-Frankenberg]] district in northern [[Hesse]], [[Germany]].
'''Volkmarsen''' {{IPA|de|ˈfɔlkˌmaʁzn̩|}} is a small town in [[Waldeck-Frankenberg]] district in northern [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. It is home to 6840 residents.


==Geography==
==Geography==
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==History==
==History==
Volkmarsen's first documentary mention came in 1155. In a [[safe-conduct]] from [[Pope Gregory IX]] in 1233, Volkmarsen was first described as a town.
Volkmarsen's first documentary mention came in 1155. In a [[safe-conduct]] from [[Pope Gregory IX]] in 1233, Volkmarsen was first described as a town.

On 24 February 2020, a car [[vehicle-ramming attack|drove]] [[Volkmarsen ramming attack|into a crowd]] at a [[carnival]] [[parade]].


==Politics==
==Politics==


===Town council===
===Town council===
{{update section|date=July 2021}}
The town council's 31 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in 2006:
The town council's 31 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in 2006:
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<small>Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.</small>
<small>Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.</small>


*Elections in March 2016:<ref>http://www.statistik-hessen.de/k2016/html/EG635020.htm</ref>
*Elections in March 2016:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statistik-hessen.de/k2016/html/EG635020.htm|title=Kommunalwahlen 2016 in Hessen|website=statistik-hessen.de}}</ref>
*CDU = 12 seats
*CDU = 12 seats
*SPD = 8 seats
*SPD = 8 seats
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*AfD = 3 seats
*AfD = 3 seats
*Unabhängige (Independents) = 2
*Unabhängige (Independents) = 2
[[File:20170526 Town-Hall-Volkmarsen.jpg|thumb|Town-Hall of Volkmarsen]]


===Coat of arms===
===Coat of arms===
[[File:20142505 St.-Marien-Kirche Volkmarsen.jpg|thumb|catholic Church St. Mary]]
Volkmarsen's oldest seal dates from 1272. Like the current [[coat of arms]], it shows two men, but sitting on a bench, the Count of Everstein and the Abbot of [[Corvey]], the town's two overlords at the time. Another seal from the mid 14th century shows the now familiar church with two windows with religious figures in each one, believed to have been the Archbishop of [[Cologne]] and once again the Abbot of Corvey, reflecting the new ruling arrangement over the town. The two figures in the arms nowadays, however, are [[Saint Peter]] (holding the key) and [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]] (holding the sword). This became the arms in the 19th century.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/v/volkmars.htm]
Volkmarsen's oldest seal dates from 1272. Like the current [[coat of arms]], it shows two men, but sitting on a bench, the Count of Everstein and the Abbot of [[Corvey]], the town's two overlords at the time. Another seal from the mid 14th century shows the now familiar church with two windows with religious figures in each one, believed to have been the Archbishop of [[Cologne]] and once again the Abbot of Corvey, reflecting the new ruling arrangement over the town. The two figures in the arms nowadays, however, are [[Saint Peter]] (holding the key) and [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]] (holding the sword). This became the arms in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/v/volkmars.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010731151636/http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/v/volkmars.htm| archive-date = 2001-07-31| title = Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen Kreiswappen) - German Civic Heraldry-VOLKMARSEN}}</ref>


===Town partnerships===
===Town partnerships===
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==Culture and sightseeing==
==Culture and sightseeing==
[[File:20170526 Kugelsburg-Castle Volkmarsen.jpg|thumb|Kugelsburg-Castle]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
*The Kugelsburg ([[castle]]), built about 1200, destroyed in the [[Seven Years' War]].
*The castle Kugelsburg, built about 1200, destroyed in the [[Seven Years' War]].
*Catholic Church St. Mary (built 1260)
*Lutheran Church (built 1845-1848)
*Memorial Wall at the Jewish Cemetery <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rueckblende-volkmarsen.de/?page_id=132&lang=de|title = Rückblende - gegen das Vergessen: Startseite}}</ref>
*St. Elisabeth-Hospital


==Economy and infrastructure==
==Economy and infrastructure==


===Transport===
===Transport===
Volkmarsen lies on [[Autobahn]] [[Bundesautobahn 44|A44]] [[Dortmund]] – [[Kassel]] and on the [[Korbach]] – Kassel [[railway]] line.
Volkmarsen lies on [[Autobahn]] [[Bundesautobahn 44|A44]] [[Dortmund]] – [[Kassel]] and on the [[Warburg-Sarnau railway]] and offers hourly connections to [[Kassel]].


===Established businesses===
===Established businesses===
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* Phönix Armaturen-Werke Bregel GmbH
* Phönix Armaturen-Werke Bregel GmbH
* Semtek - lighting, show technology, set-up rental
* Semtek - lighting, show technology, set-up rental
* Teich Beratung Seele - Teichservice und Reinigung
* Wellmass - Mobile Wellness, Ayurveda and Massage.
* Volkmarsen [[fire brigade]]
* Volkmarsen [[fire brigade]]


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=== Sons and daughters of the city ===
=== Sons and daughters of the city ===


* [[Katja Eichinger]] (* 1971), journalist and author
* [[Katja Eichinger]] (* 1971), journalist and author, widow of [[Bernd Eichinger]]


=== Other personalities associated with the city ===
=== Other personalities associated with the city ===


* [[Hans Schäfer]] (* 1927), World champion 1954 in Bern, played a season 1947/48 with the VfR Volkmarsen
* [[Hans Schäfer]] (* 1927), World champion 1954 in Bern, played a season 1947/48 with the VfR Volkmarsen

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.volkmarsen.de/ Volkmarsen]
* {{official|http://www.volkmarsen.de/ }}
* [http://www.herbsen.de/ Herbsen]
* [http://www.herbsen.de/ Herbsen]
* [http://www.luetersheim.de/ Lütersheim]
* [http://www.luetersheim.de/ Lütersheim]
* [http://www.feuerwehr-volkmarsen.de Volkmarsen fire brigade]
* [http://www.feuerwehr-volkmarsen.de Volkmarsen fire brigade]
*[https://www.rueckblende-volkmarsen.de/?page_id=23&lang=de Holocaust Memorial Project for Volkmarsen]
*{{dmoz|World/Deutsch/Regional/Europa/Deutschland/Hessen/Landkreise/Waldeck-Frankenberg/Städte_und_Gemeinden/Volkmarsen|Volkmarsen}}
*{{curlie|World/Deutsch/Regional/Europa/Deutschland/Hessen/Landkreise/Waldeck-Frankenberg/Städte_und_Gemeinden/Volkmarsen|Volkmarsen}}


{{Towns and municipalities in Waldeck-Frankenberg district}}
{{Towns and municipalities in Waldeck-Frankenberg district}}


{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Waldeck-Frankenberg]]
[[Category:Waldeck-Frankenberg]]

Latest revision as of 15:36, 20 August 2024

Volkmarsen
Town
July 2009 view from the castle Kugelsburg [de] on the town Volkmarsen
July 2009 view from the castle Kugelsburg [de] on the town Volkmarsen
Coat of arms of Volkmarsen
Coat of arms
Location of Volkmarsen within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
HatzfeldBattenbergAllendorf (Eder)BurgwaldRosenthalGemünden (Wohra)HainaFrankenbergFrankenauBad WildungenLichtenfelsKorbachWillingenDiemelseeDiemelstadtVöhlVolkmarsenBad ArolsenTwistetalWaldeckEdertalNorth Rhine-WestphaliaKassel (district)Schwalm-Eder-KreisMarburg-Biedenkopf
Volkmarsen is located in Germany
Volkmarsen
Volkmarsen
Volkmarsen is located in Hesse
Volkmarsen
Volkmarsen
Coordinates: 51°23′N 9°7′E / 51.383°N 9.117°E / 51.383; 9.117
LandDeutschland
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictWaldeck-Frankenberg
Subdivisions5 Ortsteile
Regierung
 • Mayor (2022–28) Hendrik Vahle[1]
Area
 • Total67.47 km2 (26.05 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,769
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34471
Dialling codes05693
Vehicle registrationKB
Websitewww.volkmarsen.de

Volkmarsen [ˈfɔlkˌmaʁzn̩] is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northern Hesse, Germany. It is home to 6840 residents.

Geography

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Standort

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Volkmarsen lies on the northern edge of the Waldecker Tafel (Waldecker Shield (geology)) where it flattens out into the Diemel Valley, some 28 km northwest of Kassel and 7 km northeast of Bad Arolsen.

Neighbouring communities

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Volkmarsen borders in the north on the town of Warburg (Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the east on the community of Breuna and the town of Wolfhagen (both in Kassel district), in the south and west on the town of Bad Arolsen and in the northwest on the town of Diemelstadt (both in Waldeck-Frankenberg).

Constituent communities

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Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole, the town of Volkmarsen consists of the centres of Ehringen, Herbsen, Hörle, Külte and Lütersheim.

History

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Volkmarsen's first documentary mention came in 1155. In a safe-conduct from Pope Gregory IX in 1233, Volkmarsen was first described as a town.

On 24 February 2020, a car drove into a crowd at a carnival parade.

Politics

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Town council

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The town council's 31 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in 2006:

CDU 13 seats
SPD 9 seats
FWG 5 seats
Greens 2 seats
FDP 2 seats

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.

  • Elections in March 2016:[3]
  • CDU = 12 seats
  • SPD = 8 seats
  • FDP = 1 seats
  • FW = 5 seats
  • AfD = 3 seats
  • Unabhängige (Independents) = 2
Town-Hall of Volkmarsen

Coat of arms

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catholic Church St. Mary

Volkmarsen's oldest seal dates from 1272. Like the current coat of arms, it shows two men, but sitting on a bench, the Count of Everstein and the Abbot of Corvey, the town's two overlords at the time. Another seal from the mid 14th century shows the now familiar church with two windows with religious figures in each one, believed to have been the Archbishop of Cologne and once again the Abbot of Corvey, reflecting the new ruling arrangement over the town. The two figures in the arms nowadays, however, are Saint Peter (holding the key) and Saint Paul (holding the sword). This became the arms in the 19th century.[4]

Town partnerships

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Volkmarsen maintains partnership links with the following:

Culture and sightseeing

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Kugelsburg-Castle

Buildings

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  • The castle Kugelsburg, built about 1200, destroyed in the Seven Years' War.
  • Catholic Church St. Mary (built 1260)
  • Lutheran Church (built 1845-1848)
  • Memorial Wall at the Jewish Cemetery [5]
  • St. Elisabeth-Hospital

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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Volkmarsen lies on Autobahn A44 Dortmund – Kassel and on the Warburg-Sarnau railway and offers hourly connections to Kassel.

Established businesses

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  • Henkelmann - genuine Waldeck sausage specialities
  • Phönix Armaturen-Werke Bregel GmbH
  • Semtek - lighting, show technology, set-up rental
  • Teich Beratung Seele - Teichservice und Reinigung
  • Volkmarsen fire brigade

Personalities

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Sons and daughters of the city

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Other personalities associated with the city

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  • Hans Schäfer (* 1927), World champion 1954 in Bern, played a season 1947/48 with the VfR Volkmarsen

References

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Kommunalwahlen 2016 in Hessen". statistik-hessen.de.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen Kreiswappen) - German Civic Heraldry-VOLKMARSEN". Archived from the original on 2001-07-31.
  5. ^ "Rückblende - gegen das Vergessen: Startseite".
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